Popup Chinese
You’ve probably already discovered several Chinese learning websites. But do yourself a favor and be sure to check out Popup Chinese. This website is both elegantly designed and technologically savvy. The podcast recordings are high quality and engaging – the couple I listened to just now impressed me – the language is genuine and useful. The Tools — dictionary, adsotrans, and newsinchinese — are easy to use and just slick. Can you tell I am impressed?! Take a look at the clickable dictionary search functionality:

And the dictionary is user editable too. So, when you are done with you Pinyin activities, check out Popup.

I've been teaching Chinese since 1998. This site was built to help my students practice the sounds of Chinese. Hope it continues to help others. Let me know if you have questions.